Whatever the rhythm of prayer may be, by day and by night, solitaries must never lose sight of the fact of Jesus as Saviour; it is he, and only he, who draws us to the Father and who has promised us the ministry of the Spirit. We must never lose sight of the Incarnation and all that flows from it; that is the uniqueness and completeness of the Christian way.
Solitude and Communion: Papers on the Hermit Life, 108
this solitary life 